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Yes those who advertised on there will have to move their ads.
Other that a few will lose an income uploading to them.
Will it make any financial difference to online porn? Not a jot.
The freeloaders and pirates have a lot more places. Until we have some law like SOPA that hit's advertisers, billers and US hosting there will be little difference. Even then US pirating sites will need hitting.
What you have to realise is traffic is king. The traffic on MU will move to the next file locker, then when that get's hit the next and by then another will be thinking of going into the same business, knowing the Feds tactics. So it will need some very very good laws to make piracy shrink. Hit VISA with a Cease and Desist notice for processing piracy sites and it's over for most of the pirates. Hit Paypal and a few others and it hurts. Hit advertisers and you'll need grape shot.
Unless they have to know before hand. Then they will be more careful who they do business with. And no I do not accept the argument "We are to big to police our customers." Then employ more staff or shrink or charge more. Don't think not being able to afford policing gives you the right to affiliate with criminals.
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